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Cryptic Fun Trivia Quiz

Jocularity. Jocularity. Jocularity. Buff your humour with some teasing cryptic fun.

A multiple-choice quiz by fiachra. Estimated time: 8 mins.

Author
fiachra

Time
8 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
191,460

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
562

Question 1 of 10

1. Begin by identifying the humour in 'Slaughterhouse 5'.

Answer: (One Word 8 letters)

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Question 2 of 10

2. Use equine drama for this fun.

Answer: (One Word 9 letters)

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Question 3 of 10

3. Hit the small piece of wood to enter Max Sennett's hilarious world.

Answer: (One Word 9 letters)

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Question 4 of 10

4. Re-mix pure sale for your enjoyment.

Answer: (One Word 8 letters)

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Question 5 of 10

5. Be careful! Inside that switch lies an ingenious humour.

Answer: (One Word 3 letters)

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Question 6 of 10

6. You can use Adam's bone to tease Eve.

Answer: (one word 3 letters)

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Question 7 of 10

7. Pancakes and roll mop herrings conceal this dry, often trying humour.

Answer: (One Word 5 letters)

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Question 8 of 10

8. Make a detour for this entertainment.

Answer: (One Word 9 letters)

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Question 9 of 10

9. 'Sounds like a long way on a bicycle.' Silly, exaggerated style.

Answer: (One Word 8 letters)

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Question 10 of 10

10. Small Thomas is making a veritable ass of himself with that behaviour.

Answer: (One word)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Begin by identifying the humour in 'Slaughterhouse 5'.

Answer: Laughter

Laughter, or humour is hiding in the word sLAUGHTERhouse.

2. Use equine drama for this fun.

Answer: Horseplay

Equine = horse : drama = play, putting the two together gives you horseplay or rough and tumble fun.

3. Hit the small piece of wood to enter Max Sennett's hilarious world.

Answer: Slapstick

Slap is another word for hit, stick is another word for a small piece of wood.Max Sennett was the director of wonderful slapstick comedy in the early years of film.

4. Re-mix pure sale for your enjoyment.

Answer: Pleasure

Pure Sale is an anagram for pleasure.

5. Be careful! Inside that switch lies an ingenious humour.

Answer: Wit

Inside sWITch lies the word wit, the cleverest form of humour. Think Oscar Wilde, Groucho Marx et al.

6. You can use Adam's bone to tease Eve.

Answer: Rib

According to the Biblical tale, God took one of Adam's ribs to make Eve, as it was not good for man to live alone. To rib also means to tease or make fun of someone.

7. Pancakes and roll mop herrings conceal this dry, often trying humour.

Answer: Droll

Pancakes anD ROLL mop etc. The word is hiding in my sentence.

8. Make a detour for this entertainment.

Answer: Diversion

A similar meaning is used in this clue. Diversion means travelling a different route, it also means being amused/ entertained.

9. 'Sounds like a long way on a bicycle.' Silly, exaggerated style.

Answer: Farcical

Well I did say sounds like it. A long way = far, go on a bicycle = cycle, together you get farcical, a form of silly exaggerated humour.

10. Small Thomas is making a veritable ass of himself with that behaviour.

Answer: Tomfooling

Small Thomas - Tom, making an ass of oneself is being a fool. Putting the two together gives you tomfooling or tomfoolery, another word for boisterous silly behaviour.

Source: Author fiachra

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